La Plaza’s Latino Opportunity Center (LOC) provides Latinos with long-term solutions to poverty, fueling economic and social progress in the Latino Community. LOC is an empowerment-based workforce development program providing support to Latino adults seeking to transition from a job to a promising career.
LOC participants receive help in the following areas:
- Financial coaching
- Connecting to government income supports
- Seeking employment
- Entrepreneurship
- Educational opportunities
LOC staff are bilingual and bicultural, delivering services that are tailored for Latinos by Latinos. They provide case management to address individual barriers that hinder participation in education and workforce and collaborates with workforce partners to assist participants with job placement.
Statistics:
Fewer than 15% of Latinos have a college or professional degree and nearly one-half of Latino adults do not have a high school diploma or high school equivalency.
Data shows that Latinos in Marion County disproportionately live in poverty, at 35% compared to 20% of the total population and 13% of the white population.
In Marion County, nearly one-third of Latino children under 6 years old are living in poverty.
(US Census 2020 ACS 5-Year Survey)
Our Services
Employment and Education
Whether you are looking for a new job, considering a change in career paths, or developing a plan for your career, La Plaza’s Latino Opportunity Center program can help!
We can help you create or improve your resume, edit and guide your cover letter, and help to navigate job search websites and email, and searching and applying.
We can also look at your long-term interests and try to connect you to different educational training opportunities.
Schedule a coaching appointment today!
Financial Education
At La Plaza’s Latino Opportunity Center, you will find a wide range of services that help you feel confident to manage your money and gain control of your finances.
Our skilled, confidential coaches will work with you to learn to make the next step in achieving your financial and personal goals. Talk to someone you can trust before making financial decisions – schedule a coaching appointment today!
Income Supports
At La Plaza’s Latino Opportunity Center, we can help you get information on government programs that may help you pay for food, housing, health care, and other basic living expenses. Our La Plaza Latino Opportunity Center coaches will help you find out about eligibility requirements for programs like food stamps, welfare, and Medicaid, and how to apply for them. – schedule a coaching appointment today!
